Reenforcing means



Patented Nov. 13, 19233.

CHARLES MOORE, OF CHICAG, ILLINOIS, OF CHICAG, ILL'NOIS, A

REENFORC Application lccv l'ovember To all w imm t may concern.' lie it known that 1, @iraniens Moons, a citizen of the United States, V residing at Chicago, in the county of Cool; and State of lllinois, have invented certain new and useful improvements in Reenforcing Means, of which the following is a specification.

The present invention relates to reenforcing means.

The present invention has been illustrated in connection' with a drawer of a wardrobe trunk. 1t is common practice to reinforce the edges of such drawers with strips of metal fastened to adjacent sides thereof,

' whereby to reduce the danger of the sides of the drawer pulling apart in service.

An object of the present invention is to provide reenforcing means for drawers, boxes or similar articles which presents a good appearance and which will eectually prevent the pulling apart of the sides of said drawer or other article.

A further object is to provide a reenforcing means which will present a good appearance on the front side of the drawer and which will present no outstanding edges on said front side.

Further objects will appear as the description proceeds.

Referring to the drawings,

-Figure 1 represents a drawer or box employing one embodiment of the present invention.

7Eigu're 2 is a sectional view taken along the line 2 2 of Figure 1.

Figure 3 is a view in section illustrating the manner of applying the improved reenforcing means. Y

Figure e is a view of a strip of metal before being applied to a drawer or box for reenforcing purposes.

rllhe numeral 10 indicates a drawer or box having the front member 11 and the side members 12-12. rllhe bottom member of said drawer or box is indicated by the numeral 18. r1`he various members which go to make up the box 10 will be suitably joined togetl er, as for instance, by means of cement and nails, the joints between certain of the members being reinforced by metal strips to prevent said members from pulling apart. The front member 11 is connected to each of the end members 12-12 by means of a reenforcing strip which is indicated by the numeral 14. Said reenfcrcing member 14: may

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be made from a blank such as illustrated in Figure el, which may be considered as being divided into three longitudinal sections 15, 16 and 17 indicated by the broken lines 15 and 16. The section 16 has a tongue 18 which projects beyond the boundaries of strips 15 and 17.

ln applying the metal strip 1li to the box or drawer 10, the section 15 is applied to the edge of the member 11 with that side of the section 15 which faces the observer in Figure placed against the member 11. r1`he section 15 is attached to the member 11 by means of taclrs indicated by the numeral 18 in Figure 1. The strip 111 may then be bent along the line indicated by the dotted line 15 to a position parallel and in-contact with the section 15. rihe strip 1li is then bent again along the line indicated by the dotted line 16 which line will coincide with the edge between the front member 11 and side member 12. rEhe section 17 will be moved into contact with the end member 12 and will be. fastened thereto bv means of the tacks 20-20. The tongue 19 will be bent around the lower edge of the front member 11 and will be held in contact with the bottom of the drawer or box by means of the tack 21. The end member 12 will preferably have reenforcing connection with the bottom member 13 by means of the reenforcing strip 2 2--22 which is bent along the line marking the edge of side member 12 and bottom member 18. Said reenforcing member 22 will be attached by means of tacks and will overlap the lower end of strip 17 and tongue 19 of the reenforcing strip 14. lt will be clear, of course, that the section 16, instead of lying flat against section 15 may be given other conformations whereby to present an improved appearance.

The present invention has the advantage that the tacks holding the reenforcing member 11 to the front side of the drawer or box will be invisible and has the further advantage that no outstanding sharp edges will appear on the front of the said drawer or box. T e turned over tongue 19 will securely hold the strip 1li in place at the bottom edge of the front member 14 and the double ply of material presented at the front of the drawer or boX provides a very strong and durable reinforcement.

One embodiment of the present invention has been described in detail. Many inediti` tati cations Wiii occur to those skiiied in the art. it Yis intended in this patent to cover ali sneh modifications that fail Within the seope oit the invention as dened by the appended claims.

I claim: Y

l. In combination, a drawer, integra-i reenforcing means tor said drawer, said reenforeing nieans comprising a portion lying Hat against one side ot said drawer, a bent over portion lying parallel with and in contact with said rst mentioned portion, seeond bent over portion lying in Contact with an adjacent side o: said drawer, one ot' said r hent over Jortions havine a tonoue bent over into Contact with a third side oit said drawer.

2. In combination, a drawer, integral reenforcing ineans for Said drawer, said reentorcing means comprising a piece of nieta! having one portion attached to one side oi? said drawer adjacent to the edge thereof, attaching means extending through said pon tion, a second portion folded over said irst portion to hide said first portion and said attaching` ineans, and a third portion forininne continuation of said second portion folded over at right angles to said irst portion and attached to an adjacent side oi' said drawer.

In combination, a drawer, integral reenter-Ging ineens for Said drawer, said-reenn forcing mea-ns comprising a piece ot inetai hai/ing` one portion attached to one side of said drawer adjacent to the edge thereof, attaching ineens extending through said portion, a second portion toided over saidiirst portion to hide said iirst portion and said attaching; ineanfeand a third portion folded over at rightangies to said iirst portion and attached to an adjacent side ot said drawer, one oi' said portions having a tongue extending beyond the extremities oi' said other portions, said tongue beingV 'folded at right angles to saidA one portion tor attachment to a third side ot said drawer. Y

Signed at Chicago, iiinois, this Qt day ot Nove-n'iber, 192i.

- CHARLES MRE. 

